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A farewell to the original USask linear accelerator

Sixty years ago, it transformed the university. Now, it is being replaced.

Upcoming Events

Greystone Theatre: Seeds

Oct 10-13, 2024

A portrait of farming and scientific communities in conflict

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Staff and Sessionals: THE GREAT CONJUNCTION

Sep 23 - Oct 18, 2024

An exhibition of work by staff and sessional lecturers of the School for the Arts

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Discovering the Amatis

Oct 20, 2024

String concert featuring Carissa Klopoushak and Emily Kruspe

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Literature Matters: Why Writing is Like Death (in early medieval England)

Oct 23, 2024

A public talk by Professor Yin Liu of the Department of English

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‘Ellen’ came out as gay nearly 30 years ago. TV hasn’t been the same

CNN
It was 'a pivotal moment in queer representation on screen,' says USask assistant professor of women’s and gender studies Rachel Loewen Walker

Canada’s fertility rate has plummeted. Maybe we shouldn’t care

Toronto Star
USask associate professor of sociology Dr. Laura Wright (PhD) asks if there's another way to address the consequences of a declining birthrate

Alumni Book Nook: Dr. Shakeel Akhtar (PhD’68)

USask graduate and retiree Dr. Shakeel Akhtar has written a new memoir highlighting his experiences moving to Saskatoon from India and adapting to life on the Canadian Prairies

Huskie Athletics celebrates 2023-24 Academic All-Canadians

Huskies Athletics announced 37 Arts and Science student-athletes achieved an average of 80 per cent or higher

The Roots of Rural Resentment: Conservatism and the (Ab)Uses of Populism in Saskatchewan

This talk is part of the Political Studies Speaker Series

Shklanka gift to advance critical minerals research at USask

USask graduates Dr. Roman Shklanka (BA'51, BComm'53, MA'57, PhD) and Patricia Shklanka (BSc'58) donated $3 million to create a Chair in Precambrian Critical Minerals Systems

Susi Ramstein Takes LSD and Inspires a Feminist Counterculture

A talk by Prof. Erika Dyck in the 7 Nights of History series

The Day the Sea Claimed the Port of Old Winchelsea: Medieval Storms and Flooding that Shaped the English Coast

A talk by post-doctoral fellow Andrew Moore in the 7 Nights of History series

Celebrating Guy Vanderhaeghe: Writer, Teacher

A talk and book signing with the three-time Governor General's Award-winning author

A talk by Cris Derksen

Juno-nominated Indigenous cellist and composer speaks at USask

Creative writing conference offers new opportunities for Fransaskois authors

USask professor playing a key role in gathering French authors from across Western Canada

Provincial Election Post-Mortem

A panel of experts discusses the results of the fall 2024 Saskatchewan provincial election

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‘Ellen’ came out as gay nearly 30 years ago. TV hasn’t been the same

CNN
It was 'a pivotal moment in queer representation on screen,' says USask assistant professor of women’s and gender studies Rachel Loewen Walker

Celebrating Guy Vanderhaeghe: Writer, Teacher

A talk and book signing with the three-time Governor General's Award-winning author

A talk by Cris Derksen

Juno-nominated Indigenous cellist and composer speaks at USask

Creative writing conference offers new opportunities for Fransaskois authors

USask professor playing a key role in gathering French authors from across Western Canada

Literature Matters / Works in Progress: matriarch rising

A poetry reading and discussion by Tenille Campbell

Greystone Theatre: Mother's Daughter

England’s first queen regnant fights xenophobia, religious nationalism and strained familial bonds

Greystone Theatre: Brainstorm

A theatrical investigation into how teenagers’ brains work

Greystone Theatre: Women of the Fur Trade

A lively historical satire of survival and cultural inheritance

Staff and Sessionals: THE GREAT CONJUNCTION

USask Art Galleries and Collection
An exhibition of work by staff and sessional lecturers of the School for the Arts

Greystone Theatre: Seeds

A portrait of farming and scientific communities in conflict

From the Prairies to Picasso: USask alumnus adds to legacy of philanthropy

Dr. Frederick Mulder (BA'64, PhD) has donated three Picasso prints to USask, enhancing the university's Picasso linocuts collection from 2012

The Day the Anthropocene Didn't Begin

A talk by associate professor Jim Clifford in the 7 Nights of History series

See all Alumni and Giving News

Alumni Book Nook: Dr. Shakeel Akhtar (PhD’68)

USask graduate and retiree Dr. Shakeel Akhtar has written a new memoir highlighting his experiences moving to Saskatoon from India and adapting to life on the Canadian Prairies

Shklanka gift to advance critical minerals research at USask

USask graduates Dr. Roman Shklanka (BA'51, BComm'53, MA'57, PhD) and Patricia Shklanka (BSc'58) donated $3 million to create a Chair in Precambrian Critical Minerals Systems

Celebrating Guy Vanderhaeghe: Writer, Teacher

A talk and book signing with the three-time Governor General's Award-winning author

From the Prairies to Picasso: USask alumnus adds to legacy of philanthropy

Dr. Frederick Mulder (BA'64, PhD) has donated three Picasso prints to USask, enhancing the university's Picasso linocuts collection from 2012

USask scholars create a legacy

Following the passing of Professor Emeritus Len Findlay (DLitt’11), Professor Emerita Isobel Findlay (MA’80) is honouring her husband’s memory

USask alum’s art part of Truth and Reconciliation stamp series

Residential school survivor and acclaimed artist Adrian Stimson (MFA’06) has helped create a powerful stamp series to commemorate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Putting patients first

USask graduate and honorary degree recipient Dr. Richard Ehman (BSc’74, MD’79, DSc’00), a Mayo Clinic radiologist and researcher, reflects on his university education and his impactful career in medical imaging

Alumni Book Nook: Rhonda Gossen (BA’83)

USask graduate and former Canadian diplomat Rhonda Gossen is the author of The Twelfth of February: Canadian Aid for Gender Equality during the Rise of Violent Extremism in Pakistan

CBC Sports' Devin Heroux to receive medal for 'top-quality, enthusiastic and empathetic sports coverage'

CBC Sports
USask Department of English graduate (BA'09) is grateful that diversity, inclusion in sports journalism is being recognized

‘That experience at the university influenced everything I’ve done’

Canada Media Fund president and CEO Valerie Creighton (BFA’74) traces her leadership in the arts to her theatre training at the University of Saskatchewan

Advancing women’s economic security

USask graduate Barbara Battiste (BA’67) reflects on the impactful work she undertook at her ‘dream job’ at Minnesota’s legislative Office on the Economic Status of Women

USask honours outstanding graduates with achievement awards

The "Father of Agricultural Medicine" Dr. Jim Dosman (BA'59, MD'63, MA'69) was named as a recipient of an Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award

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A farewell to the original USask linear accelerator

On Campus News
Sixty years ago, it transformed the university. Now, it is being replaced.

How one of the first X-ray tubes came to USask from a family farm

For more than 50 years, no one was sure what it was

New USask Schulich leaders excel in the classroom and the community

Sahas Mittal and Rowan Redekopp have been named the USask 2024 recipients of the prestigious Schulich Leadership Scholarship

A prayer not a protest

Canadian Geographic
In 40 years of studies, Dr. John Pomeroy (PhD) and colleagues have watched the South Saskatchewan River transform

USask agriculture, environmental sustainability projects receive Canadian Space Agency funding

Two innovative projects will use satellite technology for detailed mapping and analysis of the Earth’s surface

Geology Atrium to be temporarily closed for maintenance work

Geology Atrium to be temporarily closed from Aug. 13 to Sept. 4

USask Science Outreach and VIDO bring vaccine knowledge to Sask schoolkids

Top vaccine scientists are helping with science education for Indigenous K to 12 students

USask researchers part of discovery of three extinct walnuts in Arctic

An international research project discovered three new extinct walnut species in an unlikely place

Why are the northern lights sometimes pink?

CBC News
What makes the northern lights change colours? Nothing on Earth, says Dr. Daniel Billett (PhD)

‘The cutting edge in mathematics’: USask hosts CMS Summer Meeting

The Canadian Mathematical Society Summer Meeting is a major knowledge-sharing event for mathematicians

Innovation Saskatchewan invests $600,000 in USask-led HAWC science mission through ISF program

The funding will help HAWC advance Canadian space science through the development of advanced technological space instruments

Agricultural antifreeze? Sask. researchers say spray could help wine grapes handle cold better

Department of Chemistry adjunct professor Dr. Sue Abrams (PhD) is studying ways to defend plants from freezing temperatures

See all Indigenous News

A talk by Cris Derksen

Juno-nominated Indigenous cellist and composer speaks at USask

Literature Matters / Works in Progress: matriarch rising

A poetry reading and discussion by Tenille Campbell

Anishinaabe elder uses online video to pass along love of language to children

The Globe and Mail
Indigenous languages can hold answers to pressing modern questions, says Department of Indigenous Studies faculty member Randy Morin

USask alum’s art part of Truth and Reconciliation stamp series

Residential school survivor and acclaimed artist Adrian Stimson (MFA’06) has helped create a powerful stamp series to commemorate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Week of Reflection

Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR) is September 30th. USask observes the week before NDTR as the Week of Reflection

Indigenous USask student aspires to become ‘legal’ hacker

Computer science major Noah Merasty had opportunity to conduct research with NSERC grant as a first year undergraduate student

Making international connections in Indigenous education

Two USask Indigenous Studies faculty members played significant roles in establishing Indigenous university programming in Mexico 20 years ago

Nuit Blanche Eve weaves creativity and community at USask

On Campus News
Members of the ISAP team will present their interactive installation, Troposphere at the 2024 Nuit Blanche Eve event on Sept. 27

Métis politics and governance the focus of new USask course

“POLST 324: Métis, otehpayimusuak and âpihtawikosisânak Governance” is the political studies department’s first Métis-centred course

USask researcher empowers communities with culturally rooted digital heritage project

In the heart of Cumberland House, Sask., a groundbreaking digital heritage project will build connections between Indigenous communities, researchers, and institutions

USask Science Outreach and VIDO bring vaccine knowledge to Sask schoolkids

Top vaccine scientists are helping with science education for Indigenous K to 12 students

Supporting queerness in academic, research spaces

Queer, Métis USask PhD student focusing research to help local 2SLGBTQIA+ communities

See all Politics & Society News

The Roots of Rural Resentment: Conservatism and the (Ab)Uses of Populism in Saskatchewan

This talk is part of the Political Studies Speaker Series

Susi Ramstein Takes LSD and Inspires a Feminist Counterculture

A talk by Prof. Erika Dyck in the 7 Nights of History series

The Day the Sea Claimed the Port of Old Winchelsea: Medieval Storms and Flooding that Shaped the English Coast

A talk by post-doctoral fellow Andrew Moore in the 7 Nights of History series

Provincial Election Post-Mortem

A panel of experts discusses the results of the fall 2024 Saskatchewan provincial election

The Day the Anthropocene Didn't Begin

A talk by associate professor Jim Clifford in the 7 Nights of History series

The Stonewall Riots—The Spark that Lit Gay, Lesbian and Trans Rights

History professor Valerie Korinek will be presenting this talk as part of the 7 Nights of History 2024/25 series

When Bargaining Becomes Begging: The Black Death and the Enactment of England's Statute of Labourers

STM faculty member Hannah Wood will be presenting this talk as part of the 7 Nights of History 2024/25 series

Panic in All Quarters: The Day American Coal Miners Sparked Canadian Energy Anxieties

Associate professor Andrew Watson will be presenting this talk as part of the 7 Nights of History 2024/25 series

Week of Reflection

Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR) is September 30th. USask observes the week before NDTR as the Week of Reflection

Métis politics and governance the focus of new USask course

“POLST 324: Métis, otehpayimusuak and âpihtawikosisânak Governance” is the political studies department’s first Métis-centred course

USask researcher empowers communities with culturally rooted digital heritage project

In the heart of Cumberland House, Sask., a groundbreaking digital heritage project will build connections between Indigenous communities, researchers, and institutions

Numbers: Discovered or Invented?

A Philosophy in the Community event with mathematics professor Derek Postnikoff

See all Voices & Opinion News

Canada’s fertility rate has plummeted. Maybe we shouldn’t care

Toronto Star
USask associate professor of sociology Dr. Laura Wright (PhD) asks if there's another way to address the consequences of a declining birthrate

Eight songs that ‘inspire inclusion’ on International Women’s Day

USask Women’s and Gender Studies Program faculty members give their song recommendations

The Anthropocene, atmospheric chemists, geologists and historians

Active History
Scientists have voted against declaring an Anthropocene epoch, but it's all a matter of perspective, writes historian Dr. Jim Clifford (PhD)

The water gets hotter and the frog just sits there

National Observer
We need national co-ordination, new investment and novel technologies to respond to the climate emergency, writes Dr. John Pomeroy (PhD) of the Department of Geography and Planning

Service dogs play vital roles for veterans, but Canada’s lack of standards makes travel and access difficult

The Conversation
Drs. Colleen Dell (PhD) and Linzi Williamson (PhD) examine the need for service dog standards in Canada

Striving for transparency: Why Canada’s pesticide regulations need an overhaul

The Conversation
Department of Biology professor Dr. Christy Morrissey (PhD) is among researchers calling for more transparent and scientifically robust pesticide regulation in Canada

This solar cycle, the sun’s activity is more powerful and surprising than predicted

The aurora is both a scientific wonder and a risk factor to industry, writes USask postdoctoral fellow Dr. Daniel Billett (PhD)

Manitoba’s reasons for refusing to search for Indigenous women’s remains in landfill are a smokescreen

The Conversation
Obstacles to a search have more to do with political will than technical concerns, writes Department of Political Studies faculty member Dr. Kathy Walker (PhD)

How colonial racism fuels Saskatchewan’s criminalization of Indigenous men

The Conversation
Indigenous people shouldn’t have to fear police who are supposed to protect them, write Indigenous studies faculty members Dr. Kathy Walker (PhD) and Randy Morin

Convicted murderer Colin Thatcher’s invitation to the Saskatchewan legislature diminishes us all

The Conversation
Recent events at the legislature show that we live in a society that normalizes violence against women, writes Dr. Kathy Walker (PhD) of the Department of Political Studies

Statement on the tragedy at James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon

A message from Dr. Priscilla Settee (PhD), vice-dean Indigenous in the College of Arts and Science

The simple reason a viral math equation stumped the internet

The Conversation
Mathematicians and mathematics educators have been weighing in on a particular debate rooted in school mathematics that shows no signs of abating

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Huskie Athletics celebrates 2023-24 Academic All-Canadians

Huskies Athletics announced 37 Arts and Science student-athletes achieved an average of 80 per cent or higher

Literature Matters / Works in Progress: matriarch rising

A poetry reading and discussion by Tenille Campbell

Greystone Theatre: Mother's Daughter

England’s first queen regnant fights xenophobia, religious nationalism and strained familial bonds

Greystone Theatre: Brainstorm

A theatrical investigation into how teenagers’ brains work

Greystone Theatre: Women of the Fur Trade

A lively historical satire of survival and cultural inheritance

Greystone Theatre: Seeds

A portrait of farming and scientific communities in conflict

USask Thorvaldson Building turns 100

It’s the most iconic building on campus—and for good reason

New podcast shares real student stories about studying abroad

The ‘Beyond Borders’ podcast interviews USask Arts and Science students about their experiences, answers questions about studying abroad

Indigenous USask student aspires to become ‘legal’ hacker

Computer science major Noah Merasty had opportunity to conduct research with NSERC grant as a first year undergraduate student

Video: Guidelines for using generative AI in your studies

Important insights and cautions on using generative AI in teaching and learning

Q&A: USask graduate, staff member talks about ‘life changing’ study abroad experiences

Arts and Science study abroad coordinator Kathryn Sawatzky talks about representing Global Skills Opportunity program

Métis politics and governance the focus of new USask course

“POLST 324: Métis, otehpayimusuak and âpihtawikosisânak Governance” is the political studies department’s first Métis-centred course

See all College Vision News

A farewell to the original USask linear accelerator

On Campus News
Sixty years ago, it transformed the university. Now, it is being replaced.

College of Arts and Science welcomes new faculty members in 2024

Fourteen scholars from around the world join the college

USask alum’s art part of Truth and Reconciliation stamp series

Residential school survivor and acclaimed artist Adrian Stimson (MFA’06) has helped create a powerful stamp series to commemorate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Week of Reflection

Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR) is September 30th. USask observes the week before NDTR as the Week of Reflection

New podcast shares real student stories about studying abroad

The ‘Beyond Borders’ podcast interviews USask Arts and Science students about their experiences, answers questions about studying abroad

Indigenous USask student aspires to become ‘legal’ hacker

Computer science major Noah Merasty had opportunity to conduct research with NSERC grant as a first year undergraduate student

USask honours outstanding graduates with achievement awards

The "Father of Agricultural Medicine" Dr. Jim Dosman (BA'59, MD'63, MA'69) was named as a recipient of an Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award

USask researcher named co-chair of United Nations advisory board

Dr. John Pomeroy (PhD) is co-ordinating activities for the United Nations International Year of Glacier Preservation, which will be observed in 2025

Making international connections in Indigenous education

Two USask Indigenous Studies faculty members played significant roles in establishing Indigenous university programming in Mexico 20 years ago

USask historian a finalist for SSHRC Talent Award

USask history grad student McKelvey Kelly is being recognized for her work on a national level

USask researchers explore sustainable solutions for farmers

Biology professor Dr. Christy Morrissey (PhD) is working with a USask research team to find sustainable solutions for farmers and the Prairies

Getting to know the School for the Arts inaugural director

Andrew Denton (PhD) is setting plans in motion to create the new school’s legacy at the University of Saskatchewan (USask)